A

PROJECT REPORT
ON

TRAINING AT FCI

A REPORT SUBMITTED BY
MANU M.R
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTERATION
2010-2013

CONTENTS:
TOPIC

PAGE NO.

Acknowledgement

Introduction of FCI

4-6

Strength & Opportunities of FCI

7-11

Functions of FCI

12-21

Training

22-26

Training Institutes of FCI

27-28

Conclusion

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Bibliography

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I am highly thankful to the Management of Softdot Hi-Tech Educational &
Training Institute, New Delhi for deputing me as a Management Trainee to the
Highly acclaimed and renowned organization viz Food Corporation Of India for
the period of four weeks.
I have all respect for Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Kaushik, (AGM) Training who assigned
me the project on Promotion and Training (P&T) and remained a Guiding Lantern
throughout the tenure of my training.
I am highly obliged to Mr.Harsh kapoor, Manager Vigilance dept. who guided me
in all respects in the fulfillment of my training and writing up of this project report.
He has immense qualities and potential to guide ant train the prospective
executives.
For me the Guidance and words of Mr. Subhash Dhal, Training Manager and Mr.
Sanjeev Kaushik AGM (CPF)

FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA

The food corporation of India was setup under the FOOD CORPORATION ACT
1964, in order to fulfill following objectives of the Food policy:
Effective price support operations for safeguarding the interest of the
farmers
Distribution of food grains throughout the country for Public
Distribution system; and
Maintaining satisfactory level of operational and buffer stocks of food
grains to ensure National Food Security.
Since its inception in 1965, having handled various situations of plenty and
scarcity, FCI has successfully met the challenge of managing the complex task of
providing food security for the nation.
It is one of the largest corporations in India and probably the largest supply chain
management in Asia. It operates through 5 zonal offices and 26 regional offices.
Each year, the Food Corporation of India purchases roughly 15-20 per cent of
India's wheat output and 12-15 per cent of its rice output. The purchases are made
from the farmers at the rates declared by the Govt. of India. This rate is called as
MSP (Minimum support Price). There is no limit for procurement in terms of
volume, any quantity can be procured by FCI provided the stock satisfies FAQ
(Fair Average Quality) specifications with respect to FCI.

OPERATIONAL NETWORK
FCI operates through a country-wide network with its corporate office in New
Delhi, 5 Zonal Offices, 23 regional offices practically in all the State capitals,
166 District Offices (as on 30-4-2011) and 1470 depots (as on 1-1-2011)
Most of the Revenue Districts in the country are covered by FCI
It has manpower of 38,645 officers and staff/ employees as on 31-3-2011 and
about 60,109 regular food handling workers besides approximately one lakh
food handling laborers being engaged by the Handling & Transport Contractors,
as on 31-3-2011
The General Superintendence, direction and management of the affairs and
business of the Corporation shall vest in a board of directors which exercise all
such powers as may be exercised or done by the Corporation under this Act.
The board of directors, in discharging its functions, act on business principles
having regard to the interest of the producer and consumer and shall guided by
such instructions on questions of policy as may be given to it by the Central
Government.

ORGANISATIONAL CHART
CORPORATE OFFICE

ZONAL OFFICES [5]

REGIONAL OFFICES [26]

DISTRICT OFFICES [166]

DEPOTS (incl. CAP) [1451]

With 1646 offices, FCI is one of the largest networked organizations in India.

STRENGTH & OPPORTUNITIES OF FCI

OPPORTUNITIES
After nearly four decades of varied experience in Food management, FCI
can now play a wider role in being a food advisor to the Central/State
Governments.
The Corporation can also play a more proactive role in the sphere of
commercial ventures.
To diversify into nontraditional commodities / activities.

STRENGTH
Facilitator for food security
Provider of price & market assurance to the farmer.
Ensuring steady food grain supplies to 5 Lakhs Fair Prices Shops for PDS to
cover 141 million APL/67 million card holders.
Ensuring food for all other Welfare Schemes.
Management Capability and Experience
Large pool of talent managing worlds largest food grain operation on
behalf of Govt. of India
Enormity of scale
Countrywide network of offices & strategically located Food Storage
Depots.
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 Operates in mandis/purchase centers located within 10Kms. Proximity of

farmers.
Undertakes purchases of 30 to 40 million tons annually making it the
largest buyer in the world.
Effective Market intervention to stabilize prices.

State of the art experience on food grain preservation/

Warehousing/ Transportation Management.
Management the health of millions of tons of food grain in storage.
Quality acknowledge by International buyers.
Excellent Storage Management.
Timely movement of food grains from procuring States to consuming
States.

OBJECTIVES
To provide farmers remunerative prices.
To make food grains available at reasonable prices, particularly to vulnerable
section of the society.
To maintain buffer stocks as measure of Food Security.
To intervene in market for price stabilization.

QUALITY POLICY
The Food Corporation of India has an extensive
and scientific stock preservation system. An ongoing programme sees that both prophylactic and
curative treatment is done timely and adequately.
Grain in storage is continuously scientifically
graded, fumigated and aerated by qualified
trained and experienced personnel.
Food Corporation of India's testing laboratories
spread across the country for effective
monitoring of quality of foodgrains providing
quality assurance as per PFA leading improved
satisfaction level in producers (farmers) and
customers (consumers).

FCI, as the countrys nodal organization for implementing the National Food
Policy, is committed to provide credible, customer focused services, for efficient
and effective food security management in the country. Our focus shall be:

Professional excellence in Management of Food grain and other

commodities.
Service quality and stake holder orientation.
Transparency and Accountability in transactions.
Optimum utilization of resources.
Continual improvement of systems, processes and resources.

QUALITY OBJECTIVES
Fulfillment of all the targets set as per Govt. of India Food Policy from time
to time.
Monitoring of quality in all major transactions, processes leading to
improved customer satisfaction level.
Accountability for all efficiency, responsiveness, performance and
minimization of all losses & Wastes.
Need based up gradation of infrastructure and work environment.
Need based enhancement of available knowledge & skills.
Transparency in decision making, effective communication leading to
harmonious employee relations.
Establishing, maintaining and improving ISO 9001:2000 based Quality
Management Systems covering all areas of Activity.

NEW INITIATIVES
Having been acknowledged a major player in food grain management within
the Country and abroad, FCI is now endeavoring for.

1. Resource mobilization to reduce burden on food subsidy.

2. Better financial & Treasury Management.

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3. Improved stock inventory management real time on-line system through a

recently launched IISFM (Integrated Information System for Food grains
Management) in collaboration with NIC.
4. Creation of Profit Centers.
5. Up gradation of technology through interface with Agriculture Universities /
Management Institutes.
6. Use of A Twill texture gunny bags as against B Twill bags as a project to
reduce losses in storage and transit.
7. Multimodal transportation systems through container.
8. Micro level Inventory Management through focused weekly movement
plans.
9. Sustained corporate communication for improving image perceptions.

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MAIN FUNCTION OF F.C.I.

PROCUREMENT
The Corporation along with state government and their agencies has been
extending support rice through purchase centers/mandis to the farmers all
over the country. In order to facilitate the farmers to ring their produce to the
procuring agencies, the purchase centers have been opened even in remote
corners of the country which have been instrumental in curbing the distress
sale in the major producing areas during the peak marketing season and
induce the farmers to sustain higher production to a large extent.
FCI, the nodal central agency of GOI, along with other State Agencies
undertakes procurement of wheat, paddy and coarse grains under price
support scheme and rice under statutory levy scheme. The procurement
under Price Support is taken up mainly to ensure remunerative prices to the
farmers for their produce which works as an incentive for achieving better
production.
Before the harvest during each Rabi / Kharif Crop season, the Govt. of India
announces the minimum support prices (MSP) for procurement on the basis
of the recommendation of the Commission of Agricultural Costs and Prices
(CACP) which along with other factors, takes into consideration the cost of
various agricultural inputs and the reasonable margin for the farmers for
their produce.

STORAGE

STORAGE CAPACITY
Adequate scientific storage capacity is an essential component for
better preservation of food grain stocks. The corporation started with a

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storage capacity of about 7 lakh tones in 1965. Gradually the

corporation with its continued effort augmented its own capacity to
129.48 lakh tones as on 31-12-2010. The corporation development an
ingenious system of covered and plinth storage (CAP) to meet the
requirement of stocks effectively. In addition the corporation hires
storages capacity from the private parties on short/medium term basis.
The Corporation operation its employees and no dealership is
involved.
Storage Capacity with FCI
Capacit
y

1st Apr. 1st Apr. 1st Apr. 1st Apr. 1st Apr. 1st Apr. 1st
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Apr.
2011

1st
Apr.
2012

Owned

12.91

12.93

12.94

12.95

12.97

12.97

12.99

13.01

Hired

10.46

09.90

09.34

08.71

10.12

12.89

15.46

17.21

Total

23.37

22.83

22.28

21.66

23.09

25.86

28.45

30.22

Covered

CAP ( Cover and Plinth)

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Owned

2.25

2.21

2.29

2.20

2.17

2.51

2.62

2.63

Hired

0.41

0.51

0.63

0.03

0.02

0.47

0.54

0.75

Total

2.66

2.72

2.92

2.23

2.19

2.98

3.16

3.38

Grand
Total

27.03

25.55

25.20

23.89

25.28

28.84

31.61

33.60

 PRESERVATION
In a situation of surplus, it was necessary to preserve the stocks properly.
The Corporation with its widespread network of quality control personnel
up to the lowest of purchase center and modern preservation technology has
been able to maintain the quality of stocks efficiently.
STOCKS
To meet the growing demands of the public distribution, the Corporation
continuously augmented the stock mainly from domestic procurements and
imports in some years. With the increase in domestic procurement, the
dependence on imports gradually reduced and in eighties the Corporation the
maximum level of stocks. Due to those efforts of the Corporation the
country has been able to pass through hard times smoothly.
TRANSPORTATION
Markets and purchase centers are first collected in the nearest depots and
from these dispatched to the consuming states within a limited time. FCI
moves about 23 million tons of food grains over an average distance of 1500
kms. An average of 4, 00,000 bags of transported every day of producing
states to the consuming areas by read, rail, waterways.
Ensuring accessibility to food in a country of India's size is a Herculean task. The
foodgrains are transported from the surplus States to the deficit States.
The foodgrain surplus is mainly confined to the Northern States, transportation
involves long distance throughout the country. Stocks procured in the markets and
purchase centers is first collected in the nearest depot and from there dispatched to
the recipient States within a limited time.
FCI moves about 250 Lakh tonnes of foodgrains over an average distance of 1500
Kms.
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 DISTRIBUTION

PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SCHEME

Increase in the issue of food grains by FCI has helped in enlarging and
expanding the public distribution system. There are about 4, 00,000
Fair Price Shops at present against 1.09 lakhs in 1965 and the
quantum distributed has substantially gone up. In the drought year of
1977, the Corporation issued over 22 million tons of food grain for
public distribution, relief works, and open sale.
The Government of India fulfills certain objectives of food security
through Public Distribution at an affordable price. In the present
scenario, Public Distribution System strives to meet the twin
objectives the price support to the farmers for their product and
maintenance of stocks. It is against these stocks procured under price
support that every month Government releases a prescribed quantity,
in each State for distribution under Public Distribution System. This
mission of the Government of India is brought into the reality at the
operational level by FCI. The Sales Division communicates the said
allocation to its Regional Offices. On receipt of sub-allocation from
the State Government, the Regional Offices issue the instructions to
the District Offices for releasing the stocks to the respective State
Government /their nominees on prepayment basis at district level.
POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAM
A number of new policy initiatives like enhanced allocation of wheat
and rice from PDS and other schemes: introduction of distribution of
food grains in Integrated Tribal Development Program (ITDP) area at
social concessional prices as an integral part of poverty alleviation
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program: substantially poverty alleviation of FOOD grains for NREP

program and permitting open market sale of wheat at uniform prices
throughout the country and its implementation was planned.
DROUGHT MANAGEMENT
The pace of growth of Indian agricultural production was distributed
by four monsoons culmination in the severe drought of 1987. Food
grains production declined: adequate supplies of food grains were
ensured in all the drought affected states was made which linked
employment generation programs with supplies of food grains.
OPEN SALES
For containing open market prices, important consuming center were
indentified and open sale of wheat was organized apart from
regularsupplier of wheat at fixed prices. Tender sales were also
making to Roller Flour Mills.

PRICE STABLIZATION
The Public Distribution system has been instrumental in stabilizing
the process of food grains to a greater extent as compared to the prices
of all commodities.

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TARGETED PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM(T.P.D.S.)

Public Distribution System was widely criticised for its failure to
serve the population below the poverty line, its urban bias, negligible
coverage in the States with the highest concentration of the rural poor
and lack of transport and accountable arrangements for delivery.
Realising this, the GOI has introduced the TPDS scheme w.e.f. 1.6.1997
(w.e.f. 1.5.1997 for the states of Tripura, Haryana and Gujarat) to
streamline the PDS by issuing special cards to the families below the
poverty line and selling essential articles under PDS to them at a specially
subsidised prices with better monitoring of the delivery system. This
quantity is issued as rice or wheat or combination of both at BPL prices.
The States fix Consumer End Prices (C.E.P) at FPS level at not more
than fifty paise per Kg. Over the Central Issue Price (CIP) particularly for
the population below the poverty line. The States are also free to add the
quantum coverage and the subsidy from their own resources. Common
verities of rice are reserved exclusively for the population Below Poverty
Line.
OTHER WELFARE SCHEME
Food Corporation of India is also issuing foodgrains under various
schemes of the Govt. of India viz. Mid-Day-Meal, Nutrition Programme,
SC/ST/OBC Hostels, Welfare Institutions & Hostels, Annapurna,
Sampoorn Gramin Rozgar Yojna (SGRY), National Food for Work
Programme, Scheme for Adolescent Girls, Pregnant & Lactating Mother
and World Food Programme (WFP) etc. Scheme wise details are as under:MID-DAY-MEAL
The GOI have introduced Mid Day Meal scheme- National
Programme of Nutrition Support to Primary Education in Primary School in
2368 Employment Assurance Scheme(EAS)/ Revamped PDS Blocks/ Low
Female Literacy Blocks w.e.f. 15th August, 1995. Under this Scheme,
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every child is entitled to 3 kgs. wheat/rice per month at the rate of 100
gms. per day. The food grains are issued by FCI to the nominees of the
District Collector without charging any cost from them. However, FCI was
raising the monthly bills with MOHRD for claiming the Economic Cost of
food grains supplied to each State/UT during the month till 31.10.2000.
SAMPOORN GRAMIN ROZGAR YOJNA (SGRY)
Govt. of India introduced Sampoorn Gramin Rozgar Yojna during
October, 2001, covering two different schemes namely Jawahar Gramin
Smriddhi Yojna (JGSY) & Employment Assuarance Scheme (EAS). The
said 2 schemes have now been merged and named as SGRY-normal.
Besides this foodgrains are also allotted under Special Component of
SGRY to drought / flood affected areas. Wheat and rice under this scheme
is issued free of cost to the States/UTs and subsequently bills are raised
at Economic Cost with the Ministry of Rural Development. The scheme
has been suspended w.e.f. 1.4.2008.
NATIONAL FOOD FOR WORK PROGRAMME(NFFWP)
Honble Prime Minister of India has launched National Food For
Work Programme in identified 150 most backward districts of the country
during the month of November 2004. Under this scheme, the labour is
engaged for development works and then a part of their wages is given as
foodgrains. Under this scheme, foodgrains are issued free of cost to the
States/UTs and bills are subsequently raised with MORD at BPL rates.
In the beginning a quantity of 20 lakh MTs of foodgrains were
allotted by the Ministry of Rural Development for the year 2004-2005
which was valid for lifting upto 30th June 2005 and allotment to the tune
of 9 Lakh MT for the year 2005-06 was valid upto 30th June 2006.
Further, there is no allocation made for the year 2006-07.
VILLAGE GRAIN BANK SCHEME
This scheme provides Grants for establishment of Village Grain
Banks to prevent deaths of Schedule Tribes specially children in remote
and backward tribal villages facing or likely to face starvation and also to
improve nutritional standards. The scheme provides funds for building
storage facility, procurement of weights & measures and for the purchase
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of initial stock of one quintal of foodgrains of local variety for each family.
The allocation of foodgrains was made by the GOI, Ministry of Tribal
Affairs during the year 2002-2003. Under this scheme foodgrains are
allotted to States at free of cost. Allotment under this scheme has not
been received during the year 2004-2005 to 2005-06. However, since
2005-06, the president sanctioned for the advance payment of amount
towards food component to FCI at Economic cost of foodgrains and cash
component to State Government as per approved scheme.
WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME
FCI is working as 'FOOD BANK' for World Food Programme(WFP)
projects in India. When India was deficit of foodgrains, WFP used to take
stocks at ports with FCI stocks and delivered to WFP nearest to their
projects. With the change of situation i.e. scracity to surplus, the
scenario has changed. WFP agreed to purchase their requirement of
foodgrains for their projects in India and neighbouring countries from FCI.
The foodgrains under this scheme were earlier issued at Economic Cost of
FCI & OMSS(D) price but now foodgrains are being issued at BPL price.
PARA-MILITARY FORCES (CRPF/BSF/ITBP)
FCI is supplying wheat and rice to para-military
forces(BSF/CRPF/ITBP) as per the allotment of Ministry of CA&PD. The
foodgrains are supplied to CRPF/BSF/ITBP stationed at different locations
in the country on the monthly basis. The foodgrains were supplied at CIP
till March,1997 and from 1.4.1997 onwards are issued at Economic Cost.
Further they have also option to lift the stocks under the scheme
OMSS(D) to meet the requirements.
FOODGRAINS TO ADOLESCENT GIRLS , PREGNANT AND
LACTATING MOTHERS ( AGPLM)/NPAG/SABLA
GOI introduced this Scheme w.e.f January 2003 for supply of
foodgrains at BPL rates for Adolescent Girls, Pregnant and Lactating
Mothers ( AGPLM) for two districts of each States / UT as identified by
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the Planning Commission from the remaining three months of the

financial year 2002-03 i.e., January to March, 2003 as per the guidelines
drawn by the Planning Commission in consultation with the Department of
Women and Child Development for providing special Additional Central
Assistance to implement this as a pilot project . This pilot project is being
taken up in two of the backward identified districts in each of the major
States and most Populous Districts ( excluding the capital district ) in
remaining smaller States / UTs . This project was intially for a period of 2
years . The AWW (Angan Wadi Workers) will give identified women/girls
signed note, requesting the PDS shop to provide the family of the
identified under nourished person 6 Kg. of foodgrains (wheat/rice) totally
free of cost. The foodgrains under this Scheme are released from the
nearest godown / Depot of FCI to the States / UTs on pre-payment of the
cost of foodgrains at BPL rates by the concerned State Govt/ UT
Administration . From the year 2005-06 the name of the scheme has
been changed to Nutrition Programme for Adolsescent Girls (NPAG).
During 2011-12, the name of the scheme has been changed and
the foodgrains is being released to the State/UTs under the Rajiv Gandhi
Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls (RGSAG)- SABLA.
ANNAPURNA SCHEME
The Union Finance Minister in his Budget Speech for the year, 19992000, announced a programme of Food Security for the destitues of aged
65 years and above entitled "Annapurna " under which 10 Kg. of
foodgrains pr month are to be provided, free of cost, to all indigent
senior citizens who are eligible for Old Age Pension under the National
Old Age Pension Scheme(NOAPS) but are, presently, not receiving the
same. This scheme has been approved by the Govt. of India and has
been launched from April 2000.
The Nodal Agency for implementing this scheme was the Deptt. of
Rural Development in the Union Ministry of Rural Development and
allocated funds under the said scheme in favour of all the States & UTs for
the year 2000-2001. The foodgrain under this scheme is being issued at
BPL rates w.e.f. 1.11.2000. Since, 2002-03 the Annapurna Scheme was
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transferred to the State Plan and no state-wise allocation of funds and

foodgrains were made by the Ministry of Rural Development. Presently,
the allotment under Annapurna Scheme is being made by Ministry of
CAF&PD on monthly basis.

DEPARTMENTS OF FCI

General section.
Accounts Department.
Stocks Department.
Storage and contacts Department.
Establishment.
Planning and Research.
Engineering.
Industrial Relation Labor Department.
Policy and Industrial Relation.
Quality control Internal Audit and Physical Verification.
Hindi Section.
Social Welfare.
Purchase.
Sales.
Computer Division.
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 Budget and cost control.

Pension Cell.

TRAINING
TRAININGS SHOULD AIM AT

Empowering the employees

Increasing productivity
Making the processes more efficient and effective

IMPORTANCE OF TRAINING
1. Respond to technology changes affecting job requirements.
2. Respond to organizational restructuring.
3. Adapt to increased diversity of the workforce.
4. Support career development.
5. Fulfill employee need for growth.

Importance of Training and Development

Maintain skill levels
Advance skill and knowledge to improve
Performance (efficiency)
Service delivery (error rate)
Profitability (productivity, manpower)
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 Integrate new technologies into work

Establish standards for work practices

The Benefits of Training

Gives the supervisor more time to manage, standardized
performance, less absenteeism, less turnover, reduced tension,
consistency, lower costs, more customers, better service
Gives the workers confidence to do their jobs, reduces tension, boost
morale and job satisfaction, reduces injuries and accidents, gives them
a chance to advance.
Gives the business a good image and more profit.
Developing and Conducting Training
1. Determine location and who will conduct the training
Onsite facilities vs. offsite.
Inside training staff vs. outside vendors.
2. Develop training curricula
Based on job/task analysis and individual needs.
3. Select training methods
Considering learning principles.
Consider appropriateness and cost.

How employees learn the best:

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 When they are actively involved in the learning process-(to do this choose
an appropriate teaching method).
Training is relevant and practical.
Training material is organized and presented in chunks.
Training is in an informal, quiet, and comfortable setting.

When they have a good trainer.

When they receive feedback on performance.
When they are rewarded.

Kinds of training
Informal on the job, phone a friend
Formal attendance or completion
Formal certified, vindicated
Evidence of Return on Investment
Must be planned

Allows for customisation, relates to workplace standards

Types of Training
Skills Training.
Retraining.
Cross-Functional.
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 Team Training.
Creativity Training.
Literacy Training.
Diversity Training.

1. SkillsTraining

Focus on job knowledge and skill for:

Instructing new hires.
Overcoming performance deficits of the workforce.
2. Retraining
Maintaining worker knowledge and skill as job requirements change
due to:
Technological innovation
Organizational restructuring

3. Cross-Functional Training
Training employees to perform a wider variety of tasks in order to
gain:
Flexibility in work scheduling.
Improved coordination.
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4. Team Training
Training self-directed teams with regard to:
Management skills.
Coordination skills.
Cross-functional skills.

5. Creativity Training
Using innovative learning techniques to enhance employee ability to
spawn new ideas and new approaches.
6. Literacy Training

Improving basic skills of the workforce such as mathematics, reading,

writing, and effective employee behaviors such as punctuality,
responsibility, co-operation, etc.
7. Diversity Training
Instituting a variety of programs to instill awareness, tolerance,
respect, and acceptance of persons of different race, gender, etc. and
different backgrounds.

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TRAINING INSTITUTE OF FCI.

This Institute in the name of "Institute of Food Security" is a training Institute
where regular training programs for employees of FCI & other organizations are
conducted throughout the year.
FCI has established a comprehensive and a structured training mechanism in
accordance with its organizational goals. This mechanism has been perfected over
a period of time.
The training set-up in FCI initially consisted of 4 Zonal Training Institutes (ZTIs)
and one Central Training Institute. The ZTIs that primarily catered to the zonal
training needs of Category-III employees of the Corporation were located one in
each zone except the North East.

The Central Training Institute (CTI) was set up in the year 1971 in leased premises
at New Delhi. CTI was given the responsibility of catering to the training
requirements of Category-I & Category-II officers of FCI.

As CTI's activities grew, a growing need for infrastructural expansion was felt. FCI
thus decided to have its own building for its Central Training Institute at Gurgaon.
The Institute became operational at its new premises from 1st August, 1997, and
the first training program was conducted from 2 nd February 1998. It was in the
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year 2004 that the name of the institute was changed to Institute of Food Security'
in order to provide a holistic expanse to the training curriculum and the activities
of the Institute. This development took place in the backdrop of a decision to
abandon the Zonal Training Institutes. Since then, the Institute of Food Security
has been positioned primarily as an in-house training centre for the Food
Corporation of India.

FCI's Training Philosophy

Human resources are our greatest assets. Training and continuous development of
this asset is an important management responsibility. FCI has always accorded the
highest importance to the training of its employees, and used it as an effective tool
to develop and nurture a competent work force .Training in Food Corporation of
India is proactive, planned and a continuous process integral to organizational
growth.
It seeks to impart knowledge, hone skills and reorient attitudes for individual
growth and organizational effectiveness.
Divisional Objectives
The Institute is committed to the Quality Policy & Quality Objectives of the Food
Corporation of India. Based on these and in alignment with the Training
Philosophy, the institute has established its divisional objectives:
The Institute of Food Security as a centre of Human Resource Development of
Food Corporation of India will provide a complete solution to the training needs
for the Executives of the Corporation.
It will provide need based training to each executive up to the level of Dy. Manager
at least once in every 3 years for enhancement of available knowledge and skill.
The Institute will strive for continuous improvement in its own function by making
constant evaluation of its training standard parameters and taking timely corrective
and preventive action.
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The Institute will take up training / consultancy assignments on commercial basis

for external clients with the target of increasing revenue generation by at least 15%
each year and to be self reliant in the long run future by out sourcing the
infrastructure to other companies.

CONCLUSION
1. With the ever increasing population of our country, it became essential to
feed millions of people for which the Government of India established the
Food Corporation of India in the year 1964 the very purpose of FCI was to
bring about revolution in the production of Food Grains through Green
Revolution and its proper distribution amongst the states.
2. On the basis of training procedure as explained in the project, one can
observe that the policy and procedures of training and promotion of
employees at different levels differ from those adopted in private
organizations.
3. As reflected in the response of the employees and officers of the FCI in my
questionnaires, it is evident that they prefer promotion to be the only
criterion to the higher posts as it gives them opportunities to grow.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY:
1. www.fciweb.nic.in
2. www.ifsweb.nic.in
3. Human resource management by VSP Rao

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